Name: On the Beach Backpackers
Address: 46 Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga, Whitianga, Whitianga, 3510, New Zealand
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

Heating

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Non-smoking rooms

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Laundry

Safe-deposit box

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Common kitchen

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Internet access

Internet

Bike rental

Barbecue grill(s)

Ping-Pong

Recreation

Parking

Fax and copy machine

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Pets Not Allowed

Pets

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Buffalo Beach

Whitianga Beach

On the Beach Backpackers

Whitianga

child-bed

child-bed-fee

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

I booked on behalf of family and friends in the middle of last year for a December 2019 stay.  We receive a booking cancellation due to the change of ownership/management in Sept. I contacted Sue, the previous owner/manager, to explain that we were coming from Wellington and our flights and other arrangements have been booked by then. We couldn't just cancel the trip and to look for another accommodation by that time would have been very difficult. She introduced us to Yvette, the new owner/manager who kept our booking (new name:  46onBuffalo).   When we got there, Yvette welcomed us warmly.  We stayed in the dorm rooms upstairs and had exclusive use of the upstairs kitchen, lounge and toilets. Lots of nice perks too - free use of the kayaks, spades and bucket ready for the hot water beach and yeah, that wonderful view of the beach across the road. (Wi-fi was a bit sketchy though.) 
Yvette was an accommodating and lovely hostess!  Dave was great too.

great view, good value for money, friendly hosts

I had a booking via an intermediary booking site for a popular date (summer concert series) in January 2020. The booking, for a double room, was placed several months ago in May.

I received an email from the intermediary last night to the effect that the venue could no longer host me and my booking was therefore cancelled. I checked online and found the venue is fully booked on my date - what's up!? I telephoned the venue's landline at 7.54 pm. Confirmed that I was speaking with the venue. "Yes but you've phoned after hours". (Hardly late in the evening - and someone chose to answer). I explained that I had just received an email indicating that my booking in January had been cancelled without explanation, and was wondering why... "click" went the receiver.

Draw your own conclusions from this simple factual chronology, but don't assume a booking made and confirmed months in advance is safe, or that you'll be given the courtesy of an explanation if your booking is arbitrarily cancelled. Never again.

Booking cancelled without explanation.

Stayed here the past 2 days with my partner in one of the private rooms with ensuite. Excellent value for price, right by the beach with stunning sunrises in the communal kitchen/ lounge window. The room was awesome, Clean and modern. Sally and Sue are Superstars ;) and sure to make your stay in whitianga a blast! Anytime again!! 

Excellent stay

This place is very nice and cosy. Very close to the beach, free movies to watch, a cat, and so on. We enjoyed our short stay here and hope to come back soon. Sue at the reception was very kind and attentive.
Thnks again, ciaooo

SweetAs

located just on front of the beach, near some super market and restaurant it s a perfect place to rest and enjoy the city and around, hot water beach, 30 mins by car.
the manager is so charming and helpful
i booked a single room, tiny but it was perfect
kitchen has all what i needed.
good spot and safe

comfortable and pleasant

Nice hostel. Booked a couple of nights in the mixed dorm room. Overall, it is a nice hostel. Nice kitchen and lounge facilities, along with the rooms. The dorm room had around 12 beds in it and the first night the room was pretty much full, and the second night there were only a couple of us in there. The staff were very nice and helpful if I needed anything. Good place to stop and stay a couple nights. Location is nice, right across from the beach and a nice 10-15 minute walk to the main part of town. Only issue is the wifi. Yes the wifi is free, but every 1GB you need to go get a new voucher code and the wifi doesn't work in the rooms, only the common areas.

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